Here’s an article entitled “The Birch Rod.” Although it’s got some interesting birching trivia, I link to it here because of its amusing disclaimer, which begins:

“This article is neither about BDSM nor pornography.”

When I saw this line, my immediate reaction was to think of the the old Woody Allen quip. You know the one, it went something like this: “What? You don’t think sex is dirty? You must not be doing it right!“